Today's News

After more than a decade of disappointment, the development of a hospital in Chiefland seems to be inching closer to becoming a reality.
Friday, the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration announced that it has granted Ameris Health Systems the certificate of need (CON) necessary to get the $45 million project rolling.
"It's great news. We're really excited," Ameris senior vice president for business development Frank Schupp said in a phone interview.

Levy Department of Public Safety Director David Knowles had high praise for County Sheriff Bobby McCallum, his deputies and investigators and the U.S. Marshal's Office in Gainesville.

“I want to thank the sheriff's office,” Knowles said first thing on coming to the podium for his turn at the commission meeting. “We had an arson down in Inglis and the sheriff's office apprehended the suspects within 24 hours in conjunction with Marshal's Office.”

A Gainesville man reported missing after he did not return home from work on Nov. 29 was found dead in the woods in the University Oaks subdivision near Bronson by a local resident on an evening stroll on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

The Suwannee Valley Players, in conjunction with the Chief Theater, will debut John Patrick’s comedy “The Curious Savage” on Friday, Dec. 5, with continued performances Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7 and Dec. 12-14.

Laughter abounds when Mrs. Savage and her adult stepchildren have very different ideas about how to best use the millions of dollars left by her late husband. This play is presented by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service.

A woman died in a one-vehicle accident on State Road 24 at Wekiva Road on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 11:15 p.m., according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

Olivia Shanice Ricketts, 21, of Lake Park, was driving a 2006 Nissan Sentra southbound on SR 24 when the car veered across the northbound lane and went onto the east shoulder where it turned and then collided with a tree.

It must be something in the air, but scams seem to be blooming in Levy County.

Levy County Commissioner Mike Joyner of Morriston issued what is becoming an annual warning about unscrupulous contractors who offer homeowners deals that are too good to be true, while the Levy County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that it has received several complaints in the recent days alerting the office to potential scams.

Levy County Transit Department Director Connie Conley asked the commission for guidance on handling joint participation agreements and grants whether the board would like to have the Chairman sign off on spending the grants and agreements when the money is approved or to have it come back before the full board for approval.

Conley explained that at times it is two or more weeks between commission meetings and it can delay the time it takes to do things – like purchasing buses.